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Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande, AVSM, VSM takes over Eastern Command
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande, AtiVishishtSeva Medal, VishishtSeva Medal, took over the reins of Eastern Command as its General Officer Commanding-in-Chief on 01 June 2021. Prior to this, he was Commander-in-Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command, the only Tri- services Operational Command in India from 01 Jun 2020 to 31 May 2021.
The General was commissioned in the Bombay Sappers in December 1982. In his distinguished service career, he has held several prestigious command and staff assignments in Conventional as well as Counter Insurgency Operations in all types of terrain. He commanded an Engineer Regiment along Line of Control during Operation PARAKRAM in J&K, an Engineer Brigade in Western Sector, Infantry Brigade along Line of Control in J&K, Mountain Division in High Altitude Area of Western Ladakh & a Corps in North East. The General is a graduate of Staff College Camberley and has varied experience in staff appointments which include the Military Secretary & Military Operations Branches at Army Headquarters, Operations Branch in a Brigade Headquarters in the North East and Headquarters Eastern Command at Kolkata.
The Army Commander conveys his warm greetings to the people and wishes them peace, prosperity, health & happiness in times ahead.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to martyrs of Pulwama
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to martyrs of Pulwama.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Remembering our valorous heroes who we lost on this day in Pulwama. We will never forget their supreme sacrifice. Their courage motivates us to build a strong and developed India.”
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives in a bus accident in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh; approves ex-gratia from PMNRF for victims
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives in a tragic bus accident in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.
The Prime Minister has also approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 to the those injured in the accident from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund .
The Prime Minister Office tweeted;
"Pained by the loss of lives in a tragic bus accident in Chittoor, AP. Condolences to the bereaved families. I hope the injured recover soon.
The next of kin of the deceased would be given Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF and Rs. 50,000 would be given to the injured: PM @narendramodi"
Ministry of Power
“Ujjwal Bharat - Ujjwal Bhavishya Power @2047 “- Celebrations on 27th and 28th July in Mayurbhanj District
As a part of celebrations under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence, the Govt. of India along with the Govt. of Odisha is celebrating “Ujjwal Bharat - Ujjwal Bhavishya Power @2047 to highlight the key achievements of the Power Sector. The aim of the event is to educate the general public on the importance of power and highlight the progress in the field of electricity since independence and also to sensitize on energy conservation, consumer rights, electrification for every home, energy storage for future and its renewable sources, through screening of films, nukkad nataks and cultural performances.
In Mayurbhanj District, the ceremony will be held on 27th July at Kalyan Mandap at Rairangpur and on 28th July at Shahid Smriti Bhawan, Baripada both at 3 pm. With the cooperation and guidance of the government and the district administration, ERLDC POSOCO in association with OPTCL and TPNODL is jointly organising the program in two locations of Mayurbhanj district to carry out the grand celebrations.
Prime Minister's Office
Our government is committed for the respect and empowerment of women: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that our government is committed for the respect and empowerment of women. Shri Modi also said that “Mahila Samman Bachat Patra" launched by India Post is the best example of this.
Ministry of Finance issued the Gazette Notifications for Mahila Samman Savings Certificates, 2023 and has been made available in 1.59 lakh post offices with immediate effect. The scheme was announced in the 2023-24 Budget by the Union Finance Minister to commemorate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and is a significant step towards financial inclusion and empowerment of the women, including the girls.
In reply to the tweet thread by India Post, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“महिलाओं के सम्मान और सशक्तिकरण के लिए हमारी सरकार प्रतिबद्ध है और ‘‘महिला सम्मान बचत पत्र’’ इसका बेहतरीन उदाहरण है।
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1912742”
Cabinet
Cabinet approves signing of Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Japan on Partnership in "Specified Skilled Worker"
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Government of India and Government of Japan, on a Basic Framework for Partnership for Proper Operation of the System Pertaining to "Specified Skilled Worker".
Details:
The present Memorandum of Cooperation would set an institutional mechanism for partnership and cooperation between India and Japan on sending and accepting skilled Indian workers, who have qualified the required skill and Japanese language test, to work in fourteen specified sectors in Japan. These Indian workers would be granted a new status of residence of "Specified Skilled Worker" by the Government of Japan.
Implementation Strategy:
Under this MOC, a Joint Working Group will be set up to follow up the implementation of this MOC.
Major Impact:
The Memorandum of Cooperation  would enhance people-to -people contacts, foster mobility of workers and skilled professionals from India to Japan.
Beneficiaries:
Skilled Indian workers from fourteen sectors viz. Nursing care; Building cleaning; Material Processing industry; Industrial machinery manufacturing industry; Electric and electronic information related industry; Construction; Shipbuilding and ship-related industry; Automobile maintenance; Aviation; Lodging; Agriculture; Fisheries; Food and beverages manufacturing industry and Food service industry would have enhanced job opportunities to work in Japan.
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Shri Arjun Munda to Virtually Receive SKOCH Challenger Award Conferred to Ministry of Tribal Affairs For E-Governance
Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs will virtually receive “SKOCH Challenger Award” conferred to Ministry of Tribal Affairs for e-Governance tomorrow for its IT-led initiatives and other transformational initiatives leading to outcome-based performance improvement. Shri Deepak Khandekar, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs will be present.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs  has taken up several transformational initiatives recently. It has digitalised all the processes leading to paperless office, monitoring is data driven, communication to states is online report system and is analytics based and a performance dashboard is updated on a real time basis. There is transparency with tribal related data available in public domain across the following: Performances Dashboard, Prayas-PMO Dashboard, NITI Aayog and DBT Mission.
Shri Arjun Munda said, “ There is a dramatic change in our approach to policy making and action. We want evidence-based policy making which will be realistic and address the problems of tribals at the grass root. Also, for transformational changes, we are adopting the digital route which ensures transparency and ensures speed of delivery”.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has digitalised the entire scholarship release process. Beneficiary data is available online and 19 States/UTs are sending data using web services and 12 on National Scholarship Portal . All 5 scholarship schemes have been digitalised as per DBT Mission mandate. 13 schemes are on Ministry dashboard, 6 initiatives are on Prayas PMO dashboard. Making the entire scholarship release process online has enabled 64 lakh beneficiaries to receive scholarships directly into their accounts through DBT. The availability of data on PM Dashboard, MoTA and DBT dashboard adds to the transparency.
Ice-Stupa is a unique project to solve water problem in Ladakh region which faces shortage due to climate change. It is a way to store frozen melt water in the winter which can be used during the spring sowing season. The structure is built comprising of locally found material with large water retention capacity, which looks like Stupa. “26 such Ice-Stupas were establish in 2019-20, which stored about 60 million litre of water. More than 35 villages have been benefitted from this already. The projects is owned by the community and is scaling up to include another 25 Stupas”.
Also Swasthya portal is one -stop solution presenting health and nutrition status of the tribal population in India. This is facilitating evidence-based policy making.
Ministry of Finance
P V Hari Krishna, IAAS has assumed the charge of Accountant General 
Mumbai, 2 November 2022
P V Hari Krishna, Indian Audit & Accounts Service has assumed the charge of Accountant General -I, in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 31 October 2022. He replaces S K Jaipuriyar.
P V Hari Krishna joined the Indian Audit & Accounts Service in 2000. He is a postgraduate in Sericulture from Bangalore University. Previously he has worked in various capacities in Indian Audit & Accounts Department and also served Government of India on Deputation.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Futuristic vision combined with decisiveness has provided India with a solid Startup ecosystem: Shri Piyush Goyal
Union commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal today said that Futuristic vision combined with decisiveness has provided India with a solid Startup ecosystem. At the inauguration of 1st Shanghai Cooperation Organisation  Startup Forum, he said that Youth is our wealth, and in these times of vulnerability & uncertainty, they have responded with agility, adaptability & ability.
Shri Goyal said that our Startups have demonstrated their ability to convert this severe adversity into a great potential of the future. Lauding Indian Startups for demonstrating high energy & enthusiasm to give many timely & cost-effective solutions, he said “Our hunger for growth is demonstrated by the number of EdTech apps for upscaling & education which have provided free access to content for learning to millions of Indians during the COVID period. All our youngsters have created many critical applications which have helped many sectors go digital and face the problems of the pandemic with confidence & emerge successfully as we unlock economy and expand economic activity.”
Shri Goyal said that Young firms in India have reacted fast & very flexibly to COVID pandemic by sharing our best practices & knowledge, engaging corporates & investors, Monetising & mobilising capital, Setting up incubators, and Providing exposure & scale. He said that through these, innovative ideas of startups will get larger engagement.
Shri Goyal said that India recognised some very interesting Startups in the first-ever national Startup award programme. “We provided an encouraging framework to have more Startups come up with brilliant ideas”, he added. He said that Prime Minister has been at the forefront of India's engagement with the startups. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has said, "Startups are the engines of exponential growth manifesting the power of innovation”.
Lauding the initiative of SCO to include several sessions including exclusive discussions to promote women entrepreneurship, Shri Goyal said that In India, a large number of startups have been founded by women. Shri Goyal said today's launch of the SCO startup forum is the reflection of the positive attitude of all the member states to further expand the engagement & nurture the spirit of innovation amongst our member states. He said that one of the common threads that knit the SCO member states together is the spirit of entrepreneurship. Launch of the SCO Startup Forum is the reflection of the positive attitude of all member states to nurture innovation amongst all, he added. He said that this engagement with Startups of all member states will further develop this ecosystem and encourage & expand the Startups' vision, as in this globalised world, our problems have also become planetary in scale & effect.
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Special Service and Features
Three arrested for GST credit fraud
The GST and Central Excise Department, Chennai North has detected yet another case of GST fraud. The fraud relates to fraudulent taking and passing on of input credit of GST on the basis of bogus invoices without supplying or receiving taxable goods or services and without paying GST.
The case booked is against a well established business entity from Chennai city that sells readymade garments through its various retail outlets. The managing director of the business entity and two other key individuals involved in the fraud who were on the run for more than a month had been nabbed by the department after sustained efforts.
The Enforcement and Compliance Management Unit of the department arrested all the three persons, who are in their 40s, for committing a GST credit fraud of about Rs.10 crore on invoice value of more than Rs.150 crore. The arrests were made after carrying out a detailed investigation, taking statements and conducting searches to gather evidence. The arrested persons were produced before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, who remanded them to judicial custody until December 22.
The arrested managing director of the company is the main beneficiary and the mastermind of the fraud. He in collusion with the other two arrested persons received bogus invoices issued by fictitious firms established for the sole purpose of issuing such bogus invoices without supplying any goods or services. The company made payments for these fake supplies through proper banking channels, but got back the money in cash from the fictitious companies after these companies had deducted their commission for issuing bogus invoices. In order to plough the cash back into the company’s account, the arrested persons created four fictitious companies and issued bogus invoices to these companies without making any supplies.
This is stated in a press release issued by Shri.Ravidranath, Principal Commissioner, Chennai.
Ministry of Culture
National Gallery of Modern Art pays tribute to Raja Ravi Varma on his 172nd Birth Anniversary through virtual tour
National Gallery of Modern Art is paying tribute to celebrated painter and artist Raja Ravi Varma on his 172nd Birth Anniversary through a virtual tour. This virtual tour is showcasing the entire collection of his artworks at reserve collection, NGMA in New Delhi.People can visit the Virtual Touron http://www.ngmaindia.gov.in/virtual-tour-of-raja-ravi-varma.asp
Raja Ravi Varma was born into an aristocratic family in Kerala. Raja Ravi Varma was largely a self taught artist as European techniques go. But there is no denying that Raja Ravi Varma was a master at handling the oil medium and achieved a magical ease with European naturalism. While Raja Ravi Varma stood at the transitional stage between Indian painting tradition and the emergence of Salon artist well versed in European academic naturalism he reconciled the aesthetic principles of both in his style. He represented the Hindu mythological stories so loved by the Indian imagination, with an illusionistic flair that mirrored the society of his time. According to art historians, Raja Ravi Varma's dramatic history paintings influenced the pioneers of Indian cinema like DadasahebPhadke and Baburao Painter.
Raja Ravi Varma excelled as a portrait painter as well as a painter of various other genres like history painting, painting of female figures and so on. He travelled through length and breadth of India seeking portrait and other commissions. He established a press with German technology so that inexpensive oleographs could be made to cater to a mass demand. So briskly did the prints sell that they left a deep impression on popular visual culture even to this day. His realistic portrayals and interpretations of religious and mythological figures captivated and fascinated the country. Ravi Varma’s works transcended painting; he was also a poet, scholar and a visionary far beyond his times.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
“Paisa – Portal for Affordable Credit & Interest Subvention Access”, Launched Under Day-NULM
All 35 States / UTS & All Scheduled Commercial Banks, RRBS/Cooperative Banks Likely to be on Board Paisa Portal by Year End
A centralized electronic platform for processing interest subvention on bank loans to beneficiaries under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission  named “PAiSA – Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access”, was launched here today. The web platform has been designed and developed by Allahabad Bank which is the Nodal bank. Launching the portal, Sh Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said , “PAiSA is yet another effort by the government to connect directly with the beneficiaries, ensuring that there is greater transparency and efficiency in delivery of services. DBT of subvention on monthly basis under DAY-NULM will give the necessary financial support to small entrepreneurs in a timely manner”.
The portal was launched during the course of a day long National Workshop on Municipal Finance and Urban Planning organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and provided a platform to identify key areas of concern regarding municipal finance and urban planning, and exploring the options available to resolve them by inviting senior officials / experts to shed light on best practices. More than 300 delegates comprising officers from the States, Urban Local Bodies, Town Planning Offices across the country and Banks participated in the workshop.
All 35 states / UTs & all scheduled commercial banks, RRBs and Cooperative Banks are expected to be on board the PAiSA portal the year end.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
With nearly 16 lakh Recoveries, India’s Recovery rate nearly 70%
Case Fatality Rate  falls below 2%
The successful implementation of effective containment strategy, aggressive and comprehensive testing coupled with standardized clinical management of the critical patients based on holistic Standard of Care approach, have resulted in a sharp hike in the recovery rate, which is pegged at nearly 70% today.
With more patients recovering and being discharged from hospitals and home isolation , the total recoveries have jumped to 15,83,489 with 47,746 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours.
The actual case load of the country is the active cases  which is only 28.21% of the total positive cases. They are under active medical supervision.
With a consistent and sustained increase in recoveries, the gap between recovered patients and active COVID-19 cases has reached nearly 9.5 lakh. India's TEST, TRACK, TREAT strategy is showing the desired result- the gap between percentage Recoveries and percentage Active Cases is growing every day.
Focus on improved and effective clinical treatment in hospitals, use of non-invasive, improved and coordinated services of the ambulances for ferrying patients for prompt and timely treatment have resulted in seamless efficient patient management of COVID-19 patients. As a result, the Case Fatality Rate  has been low when compared to the global average. It has fallen below 2% today, currently standing at 1.99%.
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
107.70 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
12,729 new cases in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.23%; Highest since March 2020
12,165 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,37,24,959
Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.43%; Lowest since March 2020
India's Active caseload stands at 1,48,922
Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 32 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 2% for last 42 days
61.30 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Prime Minister's Office
PM to visit Gujarat today; to attend African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Gandhinagar on Tuesday
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from today. The Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay foundation stone for various development projects in Kutch today. On Tuesday, 23 May, Prime Minister will participate in the opening ceremony of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Gandhinagar.
In a series of tweets yesterday, the Prime Minister announced the details of his two-day visit to Gujarat.
“Tomorrow I will begin a two day Gujarat visit, during which I will join programmes in Kutch and Gandhinagar.
I shall inaugurate & lay the foundation stone for various projects of the Kandla Port and address a public meeting at Gandhidham.
In Bhachau, a pumping station would be inaugurated & I shall join a public meeting. Watch it on your mobile.
Kutch has a very special place in my heart. It is blessed with wonderful people and a remarkable spirit of resilience.
From suffering unimaginable destruction due to the 2001 quake, Kutch is today known as one of India’s fastest growing districts.
On Tuesday, I will be in Gandhinagar to participate in the opening ceremony of the meetings of the @AfDB_Group.
The Annual Meetings of @AfDB_Group have chosen the very relevant theme of ‘Transforming Agriculture for Wealth Creation in Africa.’
On the sidelines of @AfDB_Group Annual Meetings, I shall meet some of the distinguished delegates who will be taking part in #AfDBAM2017.”, the Prime Minister tweeted.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Consumption of Petroleum Products in 2018-19 was 213.2 MMT
The consumption of petroleum products in the year 2018-19 was 213.2 MMT.
The percentage of Import Dependency on Oil based on consumption of petroleum products during the 2018-19 was about 83.8%.
Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Limited , a Government of India Special Purpose Vehicle, has established Strategic Petroleum Reserves  facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes  at 3 locations, namely  Vishakhapatnam,  Mangaluru and  Padur. As per the consumption pattern of 2017-18, the total capacity is estimated to provide for about 9.5 days of crude oil requirement.
Government has given ‘in principle’ approval for establishing two additional SPR facilities with total storage capacity of 6.5 MMT at two locations namely  Chandikhol in Odisha  and  Padur in Karnataka . As per the consumption pattern of 2017-18, 6.5 MMT SPR capacity is estimated to provide for about additional 11.57 days of India’s crude oil requirement. Government has also given ‘in principle’ approval for exploring public private partnership model for Phase II.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply today.